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Andaspis hawaiiensis (Maskell, 1895) (Diaspididae: Andaspis)

Nomenclatural History

Common Names

Ecological Associates

Hosts:

Families: 26 | Genera: 52

Foes:

Families: 2 | Genera: 3

Geographic Distribution

Countries: 21

Keys

  • Watson2002a: pp. ( Adult (F) ) [Expert system on a CD.]
  • Matile1988: pp.30 ( ) [Key to species of Andaspis on Leguminosae]
  • WilliaWa1988: pp.29 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Andaspis of the Tropical South Pacific]
  • Chou1982: pp.189 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to Chinese species of Andaspis]
  • YoungHu1981a: pp.215 ( ) [Species of Andaspis]
  • Borchs1967: pp.725 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Andaspis]
  • Willia1963b: pp.25 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Andaspis]
  • RaoFe1952: pp.22 ( ) [Key to species of Andaspis]
  • Hall1946a: pp.503 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Andaspis]
  • Fullaw1932: pp.96 ( Adult (F) ) [Key to species of Hawaiian Diaspinae] Key as: Lepidosaphes hawaiiensis
  • MacGil1921: pp.292 ( Adult (F) ) [Species of Andaspis]

Remarks

  • Systematics: This species superficially resembles Howardia biclavis, both in its burrowing habit and in the shape of the median lobes, it is at once distinguished from that species by the presence of the circumgenital gland orifices. It is quite close to Andaspis erythrinae, which also has lobes of the same type, but it differs from that species in the absence of plates and spines between the median lobes (Doane & Ferris, 1916).
  • Structure: Female puparium yellow, but covered with a greyish white secretion which makes it look grey and like the bark of a tree. Male puparium similar. Adult female yellow, segments usually distinct (Maskell, 1895b).
  • Biology: This species has a pronounced habit of burrowing beneath the epidermis of the bark of their host (Rao & Ferris, 1952).
  • Economic Importance: Miller & Davidson (1990) list this insect as a pest.
  • General Remarks: Description and illustration by Rao & Ferris (1952). Watson (2002a) included this species in a expert system on a CD.

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